Got one of these for a comic con after party. Knew it was a scam because why else would someone be inviting me to a party?!

Not a bad place for a watch party. Thoroughly enjoyed a post-match swim too.

This most satisfying feeling in writing is when a solution to an ongoing story problem magically pops into your head after days of struggling with it. The worst feeling in writing is when you promptly forget that story solve and can’t remember it because I’m stupid dum-dum idiot!!!

People ask me why I go to so many #Phish shows. This is why. You never know what you’ll get. Tonight, people got a song that’s been played 219 since 1994. It has 79 phish.net jam chart entries, including 2 JOTY. And they just played arguably their best version ever. www.youtube.com/live/97bJle3...

I eventually learned on my show that I had to pick one, MAYBE two things in the script I was really passionate about and do my best to protect them during the rewrite. It happened more than once that those things were cited as favorite parts of the ep by a significant number of fans

I was having coffee with an aspiring writer and he asked, “Is there 1 specific idea that you’ve always wanted to become a show?” I want another crack at running my own show, but there’s no 1 idea I’ve held onto for years. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread is on PASSION PROJECTS. 🧵1

A good friend’s husband is in this. She RAVED about how funny it is. And I love all things Ken Marino and David Wain. Very excited to see a proper comedy in the theater!

Everything Carole says in this video is spot on, but I’ll add two things: 1. If you compliment their previous work, make sure it’s genuine. People see through the BS. 2. Research should include mutual connections. And if your mutual has a good rapport with the showrunner, a rec greases the wheels!

The Internet has felt like an especially toxic place lately. Last week, I spent a couple days in rural Oregon and there wasn’t any cell or internet reception (which was nice), but there were lots of crabs (which was also nice). This one was a real cutie!

It’s been a steady deluge of booms, bangs, and pops since around 4PM. My dog is not impressed LA.

This week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread is on EXERCISING YOUR STORY MUSCLE. Yes, story is a muscle. If you work it out regularly, it grows strong. If you neglect it, it will atrophy. So how do you work out your story muscle? ABB! Always. Be. Breaking! Seriously. That’s the key. 🧵1

I’m not 100% convinced Paraguay is an actual country. I’ve never met someone who has visited Paraguay. Or who has family there. Or who has met someone from Paraguay. Or seen a Paraguayan restaurant. I haven’t even seen Paraguayans compete in the Olympics, just the #WorldCup. Makes you think… 🤔

I saw SML for the 3rd time last night. Each time they’ve played fully improvised sets in the round. Last night, I took in the view from the stage of the Teragram Ballroom - a novel perspective that offered perfect sight lines of Anna Butterss (bass) and Booker Stardrum (drums). This rhythm section!

I finished the first draft of a new spec pilot yesterday. It’s sloppy. A mediocre execution of what I think is a pretty good idea. That’s okay. Now that I have a first draft, I can start to improve it. To punch and polish it. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread is on REWRITING. 🧵1

I’ve written like 20 episodes of Big City Greens since I joined the staff. But it’s been a few years since I’ve written an original. After weeks of breaking/outlining, I began my 1st draft. A voice in my head said “give up.” So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread is on IMPOSTER SYNDROME. 🧵1

This thread is peak nerdiness and I love every damn post of it.

If you enjoy hate-watching Christian Ronaldo as much as I do, I hope you caught this Portugal v DR Congo match. So. Much. Fun.

It’s the 2066 World Cup. Antarctica is hosting on their luscious green fields. A 78 year old Messi runs a total of 1 km but scores a brace.

Good thread from Adam. Whenever I read a script, it’s always the weird stuff that I never would’ve come up with myself that I enjoy the most (if it’s well-executed). Writing samples are calling cards - make them weird and personal. You want to stand out from the crowd!

The point of The Office was that Michael Scott was a wildly inappropriate character. When it aired, people said, “How could he possibly not get fired?!” The answer then is the same as the answer now. Bad behavior from white men in positions of power often goes unpunished. The show is timeless.

Hey #Scriptsky just a PSA that I'm finding a lot of new accounts posting in Scriptsky, apparently run by people and/or groups that I've never heard of and I can't vet (and I used to vet people for the military). For instance, this guy plagiarising @natefederman.bsky.social Caveat emptor.

As a kid, I was a bandwagon Bulls & Jordan fan. I started to like the Knicks in ‘95 - Ewing’s missed runner in the lane felt devastating at the time. So much frustration since then. So much. But none of that was on my mind while I snuggled with my daughter this morning and watched this video.

Rooting for the #Knicks all these years, and they’re still making me cheer, cry, and boo James Dolan. But this time, they were tears of joy. Helluva season. Magical stuff. Fuck Dolan.

They say comparison is the thief of joy, but nothing makes me appreciate my kids more than being forced to spend time with their friends.

My younger daughter is hosting her first sleepover. She spent the afternoon writing a scary story to read to her friends before bed. Now, the other girls are too terrified to sleep. I couldn’t be prouder.

The most dominating US (men’s) performance in a World Cup in my lifetime. Probably ever.

I was up for an open writing assignment and found out I didn’t get the job. No matter how long you do this, that never feels good. But it feels a whole lot better than it used to. This week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread is on REJECTION. Dedicated to OG Anunoby and what he did to the Spurs. 🧵1

I know Calvin’s dad is already having a moment, but every terrible “outsource precious and fleeting moments with your children to tech so that you can spend more time on your work” pitch makes me think of that one strip I never really cared about as a kid, but care a lot about as an adult.

Dear Knicks Fans ALL OVER THE WORLD… why should you enjoy the winning bucket by OG only in English? Anunoby would like you to enjoy it in many languages. 🧡💙

Just sitting here watching reaction videos to The Hand of OG and repeatedly crying tears of joy with each one like a normal, well-adjusted #Knicks fan. www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/oorc...

My buddy was at the #Knicks game tonight. He paid $7K for a pair of tickets so he could take his dad. Lifelong Knicks fans. His dad was dealing with a medical issue and nearly died earlier this year. He told me, if the Knicks make the finals, I’m taking him. I’m so happy they got to experience this.

All it took was Taylor Swift and the Wu Tang Clan to break the curse of Trump.

Gonna start drinking early. #Knicks

My kid had her elementary school culmination today. It has me reflecting on the person she’s become. She’s very emotionally intelligent. Dead pans almost as well as her old man. And can be so empathetic - not to me or her mom, but I’m sure she’ll be nicer to us in middle school, right? Right?!?!?!

Knicks’ Playoff Record in games Trump doesn’t attend: 14-2 (.875 winning percentage, including a 13 game win streak) Knicks’ Playoff Record in games Trump attends: 0-1 (.000 winning percentage) I’m not saying this loss is his fault, but anything he comes into contact with, he makes worse.

Torrance’s incumbent mayor is MAGA, but the office is non-denominational so very few Torrance residents knew that… until the No Kings rally when SB progressives spread the word. Kalani is not a progressive but she’s an improvement. Post the wins and don’t let anyone tell you protests are worthless.

You’ve written something. You think (or at least hope) it’s good. But how do you know for sure? It helps to have outside opinions. So this week’s #Scriptsky #Screenwriting thread is on ASKING FOR AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK (and how to be a helpful reader if you’re asked to read someone’s WIP). 🧵1

As a neutral, I was rooting for the Spurs and I’m happy. As a Knicks fan, I’m terrified. That was an incredible full team performance. I hope the finals live up to this game.

I remember hearing in some #screenwriting class that a writer should be able to remove all the character names in their script and still know who’s saying the line simply by how the dialogue is written. That’s a bit overstated, but here’s a #Scriptsky thread on DIFFERENTIATING YOUR CHARACTERS. 🧵1

Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)

I don’t use AI when I write for a multitude of reasons. Ethics, the environmental impact, but also because I believe writing is an expression of the human condition and the best stuff comes from someone’s singular experiences and unique POV. And that runs entirely counter to how LLMs are trained.

CA voters, we’re 8 days away from the primary. Make sure your voice gets heard - vote! LA voters, we checked Knock LA and LA Forward voter guides to help us find progressive candidates. www.laforward.org/voterguide knock-la.com/knock-la-pro...

My greatest fear is video surfacing (and then going viral) of me dancing at a Phish show.

no-skips, women only edition: Joni Mitchell - Blue Carole King - Tapestry Fiona Apple - When the Pawn… Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood Adele - 21 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving Alanis Morrissette - Jagged Little Pill Gillian Welch - Soul Journey

Still thinking about the Bright Eyes show my wife and I saw on Sat. I’m Wide It’s Morning was played in its entirety. “First Day of My Life” was our first dance wedding song. Had a good cry holding her hand during that one. But I genuinely enjoy EVERY SONG on IWIM. Give me some more NO-SKIP ALBUMS.

Every non-jamband show I’ve seen in 2026 (Antibalas, Springsteen, Bright Eyes) has been overtly political and progressive. Every jamband show I’ve seen in 2026 has ignored our current political climate. I’ve seen a lot more people of color and LGBTQ folks at non-jamband shows. Not a coincidence.

Blocked someone this morning. Not gonna publicize them or what they said. But I am going to post this helpful flow chart I made for figuring out whether or not you should respond to someone on the Internet it. They failed it. I didn’t.

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen live: Phish Paul Simon & Sting Maceo Parker David Bryne Medeski, Martin, & Wood Bela Fleck & Chris Thile Julian Lage The Roots Neutral Milk Hotel The Slackers

Just sitting here by myself in a dark room, watching Knicks highlights on my phone, cackling like a goober and whispering to no one, “That’s right, make James Harden defend in isolation again. DO IT!” And I’m probably the most normal, well-adjusted Knicks fan alive.

#Scriptsky Carole is a great follow. Always gives great advice. To piggyback on her point, I often meet writers who have lots of pretty good scripts. And I always tell them, “One AMAZING script will do more work for you than 5 or 6 pretty good ones. Pick one, dig in and rewrite. Make it amazing!”